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Lifting of Temporary Resident Visa Requirement for Citizens of the Czech Republic

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CountryCanada
Operative dateNovember 14, 2013
CategoryBorder control
Policy toolVisa waiver
Affected groupShort term visitors

Policy effect

Amends paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add the Czech Republic to the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa to enter Canada. Phase scope: entire_policy

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amends paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add the Czech Republic to the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa to enter Canada.

Official source excerpt

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… annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1. Paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (a) are a citizen of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland; COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Executive summary Issue: Citizens of the Czech Republic are currently required to apply for and obtain a temporary resident visa before travelling to Canada. A comprehensive review, carried out in 2011, along with continued … monitoring of the conditions and trends in the Czech Republic have indicated that the Czech Republic now meets Canada’s criteria for a temporary resident visa exemption. As a result, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will add the Czech Republic to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa before travelling to Canada. Description: The regulatory amendment will add the Czech Republic to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the temporary resident visa requirement for travel to Canada … security concerns that may arise as a result of the Czech Republic’s exemption from the temporary resident visa requirement. It is anticipated that Canada’s reformed asylum system, along with the inclusion of the Czech Republic on the DCO list, will provide Canada with better capacity to process a potential increase in asylum claims once the temporary resident visa exemption is in place. Implementation, enforcement and service standards This regulatory amendment will come into force upon registration. As this regulation removes the temporary resident visa requirement, no compliance measures are …
Canada GazetteCanada Gazette Part II, Vol. 147, No. 25, SOR/2013-201, December 4, 2013Open official source
Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-12-04/html/sor-dors201-eng.html

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